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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Prostatic hyperplasia is the enlargement of the prostate that surrounds the urethra, leading to difficulties with urination.

What is prostatic hyperplasia?

The prostate is a male-only reproductive organ located below the bladder and in front of the rectum. It covers the urethra, the passageway for urine, and produces about 30% of the semen. If the prostate is enlarged, it presses on and narrows the urethra, leading to various urinary disorders.

Causes and Symptoms

Causes of prostatic hyperplasia

Symptoms of prostatic hyperplasia

Dribbling at
end of urination
urinary
hesitation
weak or
interrupted
urine stream
urinary
frequency
residual
urine
urinary
urgency
nocturia
urinary
retention

How to test for BPH

Urine test
Blood test
Rectal examination
Prostate ultrasound

Prostate MRI scan

Mint Hospital’s BPH Testing Process

IPSS
Questionnaire
Urine test
Blood test
MRI test
Explanation
of results
Follow-up
examination
or procedure

Treatment of BPH

Surgery is not always required.
Active treatment is considered if symptoms worsen or complications occur despite
the use of medication or lifestyle improvements.

1. Drug therapy

1) Alpha-blockers
2) Testosterone-converting enzyme inhibitors
2. Non-surgical treatment

prostate artery embolization (PAE), UroLift,
prostate radio frequency therapy (TUNA)
3. Surgical treatment

transurethral prostatectomy (TUR),
holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP)

Prostate Artery Embolization (PAE)

A two-millimeter-thick catheter is inserted into the blood vessel in the femur to find the blood vessel that is oversupplying the prostate and block it with embolic material.

Reducing blood flow to the prostate slows the supply of nutrients to the prostate,
causing it to gradually shrink in size.

주요 서비스 메뉴

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)